Search the Community

You are all avid outdoorsmen, right? (I am currently an avid indoorsman for the next three months). There has to be a wealth of chainsaw knowledge on this board, so I'm hoping to tap into it. It's been 15 years since I bought my first chainsaw, and I left that at home when I went to school. Bought a McCulloch TimberBear at CT and my dad is still (sort of ) running it. I will be heating with mostly wood for the next several decades, so I need to pick up a decent saw for bucking 5-10 cords a year and doing bush cleanup on about 16 acres. To start: Anyone have a favourite dealer in town? I talked to a guy at Northern Turf and they seemed pretty solid, but I haven't checked out the other few chainsaw dealers in town. I like the idea of having good dealer support in town, especially if I get one of the pricier saws. Next, I guess is the saw itself. I haven't checked out the Jonsered models yet, but did get a chance to be overwhelmed by the Husky and Stihl model selection. I sort of have a short list of the Stihl MS 391 & Husqvarna 460, or go down in size and up in quality (with painful price tag to match) to either the Stihl MS 261 or the Husqvarna 550xp. Is it usually worth it to go with the 50cc light-pro saws instead of the 60-65cc 'landowner' quality level?